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I had issues with the pivot bolts PST supplied - the threads stripped on install - which they acknowledged, but are now unresponsive on the subject of returning...

I hate referencing Wikipedia. Th last time I did was when making fireworks at home and I'm still looking for my index fingers... Here goes - Elliptical offset nuts Elliptical offset nuts is a catch-all category that encompasses designs known as oval locknuts[1] or non-slotted hex...

James, Thank you for the follow up on the forum. I appreciate your defending the assumption of Chinese made products and am glad to hear you are sourcing US manufacture for the products you offer. With that said, a faulty product can originate from just about any country...and we were going...

But I'm sure China has something to do with my problem! They buggered up the SAE to metric conversion in their manufacturing... rounded up to whatever the mm measurement was.

The new shafts were supplied with nuts from PST. These are, as described up above, a crushed nut. Or, intentionally deformed to act as a locking nut. It seems maybe the nuts were deformed too fr and the result is mangling the shaft threads.

This just happened to me, but worse - the passenger side nut is so tight it started spinning the shaft and the driver side did just as yours, sheared the threads. After reading this thread I guess I'll know what to expect from PST.

Can you guys confirm this? Is the passenger manifold and /or down pipe the same through '76?

Thanks for all the input. I already modified the crossmember!

So maybe I can suggest to the exhaust supplier to check that? Were the 65 passenger side manifolds different? One of the challenges is I am in Washington state and the exhaust supplier is in NC!

Another picture. Upside down... Sorry.

I decided that with the original single exhaust system on my Barracuda being rotted out I would install a new dual system. A shop in NC was offering them for a decent price so I ordered a system - downpipes to tips. In trying to install I found neither side fit at the manifolds. The shop is...

I pulled everything apart - the booster was full of brake fluid and water... there is a lot of corrosion and the diaphragm is scored. Grumpus - the Charge MC is an interesting approach. Are the pushrods readily available? I am also looking at all the MC / booster kits available on line but...

I recently did a Scarebird front disk brake conversion on my '66 Barracuda. It was orginally 4 wheel drums, with a booster, and the stock master cylinder. I am going to replace the master and want to know if there is a recommendation for one that will be better suited for the disk/drum set up...

Thanks, I will take a look. But to clarify, it is the flared end of the tube that mates to manifold outlet I am looking for - it is almost a ball socket, but not quite... and is only 2.25 OD at the flare, 1.5" ID tube.

Hello all, I have a 66 Barracuda that I am replacing the stock 273 motor with... a stock 273 motor rebuilt some time ago. The socket flanges on the downpipe that mate to the exhaust manifold are in pretty bad shape - distorted, rusted, etc. I have all the material to fabricate in stainless a...